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Hancock County Community Foundation

Scholarships 101

Where Does the Money Come From?

Scholarship Guidebook

James and Margaret Richardson Scholarship

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Description: Named in honor of his parents, Graham Richardson established this fund for the purpose of providing educational support to graduating students or past graduates of Greenfield-Central High School planning to attend an Indiana college or university to pursue a bachelor’s degree. Qualifications: Applicants must: 1) be graduating students or past graduates of Greenfield-Central High School; 2) be in pursuit of or plan to pursue a bachelor’s degree at a college or university in the state of Indiana; and 3) have a minimum grade point average of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale during most recent education. Selection Criteria: Selection will be based on financial need (50%), academics (20%), work ethic (15%), and community service (15%). Supporting Materials Required: 1) 500-word or less essay sharing life lessons learned thus far and future plans; and 2) Information from your FAFSA Report Scholarship Amount: $1,000.00 | 1 scholarship

HCCF Scholarship Qualifications

• Many consider financial need; many do not.
• Many consider community service and leadership; many do not.
• Many consider GPA (at all different levels!); many do not.
• Many require essays; many do not.
• Many require letters of recommendation; many do not.
• Many require that you attend a college in the state of Indiana; many do not.
• Many require that you attend a 4-year college program; many do not

Do You Qualify for One of These?

• 1. Specifically for Trade Schools: Hugh Leary Memorial Scholarship ($1,133),

Walter P. and Virginia Worland Scholarship ($1,198), Steve Utt Scholarship ($500)

• 2. 4-H Scholarships: Brandon Couch 4-H Beef Scholarship, Covance Memorial

Scholarships, Keith and Ann Elsbury Purdue University Scholarship, Debra L. Plank Memorial 4-H Scholarships, Ann Waitt Memorial Scholarships, Jeremiah and Tabbatha Zapf Memorial 4-H Scholarships

• 3. Studying Education: Greenfield Kiwanis J.B. Stephens Scholarship ($1,250), Lewis

and Louise Spilker Memorial Education Scholarships ($500 each), Mervin K. Holzhausen Scholarship ($2,000)

• 4. Studying Nursing: Patricia Orr Allemeier Memorial Nursing Scholarships ($1,000

each), Donna Duzan Nursing Scholarship ($500), Hancock Co. Shrine Club (any medical field at $1,000)

Do You Qualify for One of These?

• 5. The Arts: Lee and Bessie Blazer Memorial Scholarship studying music at a college or

conservatory ($2,521/year for four years), Lillian Thomas Hull and Charles M. Hull Fine Arts Scholarship for four-year degree in fine arts ($500), Christine Schaefer Theatre Scholarship for participants in Kids Play, Inc. or Crazy Lake Act Teen Workshop ($500), George and Icy Vaughn Performing Arts Scholarship requiring vocal or instrumental audition ($3,000 for vocalist, $3,000 for instrumentalist each high school- do not need to pursue a degree in the arts)

• 6. Business: Bob Tracy Scholarship to I.U. Kelley School of Business ($1,000 per year

for four years), Hazel Sitton-Woost Scholarship for business with a preference to student pursuing certification or Associate’s Degree ($1,806), Greenfield Kiwanis Robert Eagleston Scholarship ($1,250)

• 7. Studying Math and Science: Greenfield Kiwanis Dr. William Griffing Scholarship

for person studying science ($1,250), Viva Pressler Scholarship for person studying math or science ($2,248)

• Competitive Scholarships: available to

graduating seniors, college students and non- traditional students county-wide.

• School Specific Scholarships: available to

graduating seniors of the school that is specifically named.

• Scholarships open to college students:

look for the green square.

Applications are evaluated blindly (without name and contact info)

Scholarship Selection Process

Time to…

• October 1- FAFSA Goes Live
• Mid October- HCCF Scholarship Guide

Book comes in the mail

• November FAFSA Workshops
• November 1- HCCF Scholarship

Applications go live

• February 7, 4:00 p.m.- Scholarship

Applications close

• Late April- HCCF Recipients will be

notified of scholarship amounts

• Senior Awards Program- Recipients

Notified of Specific Scholarships

• Hancock Co. Fair- 4-H Scholarship

Recipients Notified

FAFSA Days

Tuesday, November 19, 2019 2 – 7:30 p.m. at New Palestine High School Saturday, January 18, 2020 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. at Hancock Co Public Library Greenfield branch Monday, November 18, 2019 2 – 7:30 p.m. at Eastern Hancock High School Thursday, November 25, 2019 2 – 7:30 p.m. at Greenfield-Central High School Tuesday, November 5, 2019 2 – 7:30 p.m. at Mt. Vernon High School

3 Reasons to Complete the FAFSA

• 1. To qualify for other kinds of scholarships and
• grants. Some financial aid programs require a FAFSA even

though they award aid without regard to family income.

• 2. To get cheap, forgivable federal loans. The FAFSA

automatically qualifies the student for low-interest and forgivable federal student loans.

• 3. To gain an admissions edge. In some cases, filing a

FAFSA can actually help a student gain admission to a college. StudentAid.gov

Source: TIME online

• Applicants that apply for need-

based scholarships are required to complete the FAFSA before they apply.

• Other Financial Questions are

listed on Financial Worksheet.

Financial Need-Based Scholarships

Get Ready…

• Record volunteer work
• Create list of activities

throughout high school years

• Identify recommenders
• Create permanent email address
• Choose top 3 colleges
• Prepare essays
• File your FAFSA

No Yes

Martha Beckenholdt Youth Philanthropy Award

• For High School Juniors who have contributed outstanding time, talent and energy to

philanthropic endeavors.

• Recipient will select a Hancock County nonprofit organization to receive a $1,000 grant in his
• r her name.
• Recommendation required from high school staff member or nonprofit organization leader

located in Hancock County.

• Applications open January 8, 2020; Deadline to apply is 4:00 p.m. on Friday, February 21,

2020.

• 4 Finalists will interview on Monday, March 9, 11:30-12:30 at HCCF.
• Find link at giveHCgrowHC.org

Creating your Applicant ID

Born April 19, 2002; SSN: 123-98-5678 Your Applicant ID would be 195678 Born November 4, 2001; SSN: 456-20-9876 Your Applicant ID would be 049876

You will see due date listed at the top of this form. Please be aware that you will not be able to submit your Application after the deadline.

Fill out the Application form. Any questions with an asterisk next to them are required.

Questions with character limits will show an error message if your response is over the limit. You will need to shorten your response to fit within the limit before you can submit your Application. File upload questions will only accept one file per question, and there will be a file MiB limit noted. If you upload a file that’s too large or an unaccepted file type, a warning will appear, and your file will not be saved.

The Application may contain one or more sections to be completed by another person, for example someone who will write you a letter of recommendation,

• r your guidance counselor who will provide your 7th Semester GPA

You’ll see instructions on the Application if this is the case. After typing in the email address for the person who will complete that section for you, click Compose Email. In your email, let them know what you need, and include any other information as instructed on the Application. The system will then send them another email with a link to complete the questions in that section.

The system will autosave your work on the Application after every 100 characters you type or when you click into the next question.

You can also click Save if you need to leave the site before you’re done. When you return to the site, click Edit Application from your dashboard to return to the form.

Click Continue. You’ll be brought to the first Application with supplemental questions. If a supplemental question is used on more than one scholarship that you’re applying for, your response will carry across the Applications. If you update your response on one Application, it will automatically update on the other Applications using that question.

If you do not want to apply for an opportunity with supplemental questions, click Decline Opportunity. If you elect to apply for the additional opportunity, complete the questions and hit “Submit Application”

Questions?

Other Scholarship Resources

• School counseling websites
• FastWeb.com
• Central Indiana Community Foundation

Questions? Janet White

Education Officer Hancock County Community Foundation, Inc. 317.462.8870 jwhite@givehcgrowhc.org